Second Grade Social Studies Rubrics
Second Grade Social Studies Rubrics
Topics by Trimester:
Trimester 1
Individual Development and Cultural Identity
A community is a population of various individuals in a common location. It can be characterized as urban, suburban, or rural. Population density and use of the land are some characteristics that define and distinguish types of communities.
People share similarities and differences with others in their own community and with other communities.
Civic Ideals and Practices
The United States is founded on the principles of democracy, and these principles are reflected in all types of communities.
Communities have rules and laws that affect how they function. Citizens contribute to a community’s government through leadership and service.
Trimester 2
Geography, Humans, and the Environment
Geography and natural resources shape where and how urban, suburban, and rural communities develop and how they sustain themselves.
Time, Continuity, and Change
Identifying continuities and changes over time can help understand historical developments.
Cause-and-effect relationships help us recount events and understand historical development.
Trimester 3
Economic Systems
Communities face different challenges in meeting their needs and wants.
A community requires the interdependence of many people performing a variety of jobs and services to provide basic needs and wants.
Independently and consistently: After instruction introducing a topic, the student has a concrete understanding and can apply skills taught.
Independently: After instruction introducing a topic, the child can complete most work with minimal teacher support.
Guidance and Support: After instruction introducing a topic, the child requires frequent check-ins from classroom teacher to support work completion and comprehension.
Significant guidance and support: After instruction introducing a topic, the child requires small group or 1:1 assistance with teacher scaffolding and tools (graphic organizers, manipulatives, sentence starters, tables, etc.)